Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1729, 1857
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WANLUCK, n. Also wanlukk, wunluck. Bad luck, misfortune (n.Sc. 1808 Jam., s.Sc. 1873 D.S.C.S. 131; Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928), Sh. 1973, -lukk).Sc. 1729 Ramsay Poems (S.T.S.) III. 115:
I [a horse]'m rais'd to draw the Sled, Or Cart, as haps to my Wanluck.s.Sc. 1857 H. S. Riddell Psalms x. 6:
I sall nevir be in wanluck weird.
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